Reporting Index of Articles

Marriage and family therapists are
reminded often that they are reporters
of abuse and not investigators of it, but
where, exactly, is the line between the two concepts? This article explores that line.

While reporting domestic violence is not mandated for MFTs, there are other reporting duties that may be triggered by a domestic violence situation. This article reviews the reporting duties that may arise for MFTs in such scenarios.

This article will briefly review the duty
of confidentiality for psychotherapists
as well as attorneys. It will also look at
the exception carved out by CANRA and
Tarasoff and lastly, it will examine
the Elijah W. case and explain the resulting

Your Duty to Report Serious Threats of Violence to the Police, Which is Like Your
Tarasoff Duty to Protect, but not Exactly
The duty to report is different from the Tarasoff duty to protect, both in terms of the
aims of the laws and how they are d

There seems to be much confusion with regard to whether an MFT must or is even permitted to report consensual sexual activity involving minors. The information below applies only to consensual sexual activity-not incest, date rape or any situation in

During a session with your 14-year-old client you learn information that leads you to believe she is a victim of child abuse. As a well trained therapist, you call Child Protective Services (???CPS???) after the session to report the abuse and are to

Guidelines on Reporting Child Abuse. based upon existing law, and legislation passed in 2005 and taking effect January 1, 2006, the following guidelines have been prepared to assist therapists in making child abuse reports.

Mandated reporting is a very important duty imposed by the state upon therapists and other mandated reporters. Mandated reporting, while a powerful tool for social justice and the protection of children, is a double-edged sword. Just as underreportin

This article will discuss the elements of the definition of "child abuse." A reasonable suspicion of any forms of child abuse discussed in the article would mandate a child abuse report by any mandated reporter.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists are not mandated reporters of domestic violence. If an LMFT reports domestic violence, it is a breach of confidentiality, regardless of the work setting or employer. As reported in the November/December 1994 is

The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) has had much attention lavished upon it during this year's and this past year's legislative session. To see where the State is going, we will take a look at where CANRA has come from and the changes t